Dumping-car.



PATENTED JAN. 2, 1906.

P. SCHNEIDER.

DUMPING GAB. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 28, 1905.

2 SHEETS-811191511.

WITNESS ES "NO- 809,016. PATENTED JAN. 2, 1906.

P. SCHNEIDER.

DUMPING OAR. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 28, 1905.

WITNESSES l/V V'E/YTOR ATTORNEY.

PETER SCHNEIDER. OF OSWEGO, NEW YORK.

DUMPlNG-CAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2, 1906.

Application filed August 28, 1905. Serial No. 276,018.

To all-who'm,- it may concern Be it known that 1, PETER SCHNEIDER, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Os- I wego, in thecounty of Oswego, in the State of body;

. component New York, have invented new and useful Improvements inDumping-Gars-of which the following, taken in connection with theaccompanying-drawihgs, is a full,"clear, and exact description. V

This invention relates tothe class of dumping-cars which have the bodydivided across the center thereof and the two end portions pivotallysupported on the car-frame .to tilt endwise and discharge theloadthrough an opening in the center of the bottom of theprovedcons'truction and combination of the parts of the car-body andmeans for tilting and supporting the pivoted end portions thereof, ashereinafter described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 is a side view of a carebody embodying my invention'.'Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinalsection of the car-body in its'tilted position, and Fig. 4 is atransverse section on the line at w in Fig. 1.

Similar letters of sponding parts.

Y a (1 denote the frame, upon which the carreference indicatecorrebody-is supported. Said body is composed of a stationary bottomlesscentral section A and two pivoted end sections A A, which are adapted totilt endwise to discharge the lead the sills a. A The axles c arelocated at a suitable distance from the inner ends of the bodysections AA to cause them to tilt automatically toward the central section A, asshown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

e represents a stationary chute, which extends horizontally across thebottomless central section A and'is rigidly attached to the side platesb6. Said chute is sloped or inclined from the center of its width towardthe adjacent end sections A A, the bottoms of which extend under thebottom edges of the chute when said sections are in their normal and theinvention'consists in an im-- bottoms of the body-sections AA bearings(13, secured to position to close the central opening of the body, asshown in full lines in Fig. 3 of the drawings. For raising the end,sections A .to their said'normal position I employ 'transverse shafts ff, which are pivotally supported in the stationary side plates 6 b. Toeach of these shafts are fastened arms f f ,the ends of which aresuitably connected to the inner end of one of the end sections A bymeans of rods 9 g or by chains, as may be desired. To the protrudingends of the shafts f f are attached intermeshing gears it h, and to oneof said shafts is connected a crank it, by which to turn the shaft,which transmits motion to the other shaft by means of. the gears k h,and thus causes said shafts to turn in unison and lift the inner ends ofthe body-sections A A by means of the arms ff.

2' denotes a ratchet-Wheel which is attached to one of the shafts f andis' engaged by a dog j, which serves to lock the gears and retain theend sections A A raised to their normal position.

7c are rods on the extensions 6 of the side plates 6, which rods are inpositions to receive upon their tops the inner ends of the when tiltedto discharge-the load. The interposition of the chute e serves toequalize the discharges from opposite ends of the car-body andto,deposit the discharge central under the body.

To equalize the strains on the two supporting-shafts c c of the tiltingend sections A A,

I attach to one end of each of the shafts c c a crank Z and pivot to thestationary side plates 6 transverse shafts n '22 to which I attachintermeshing gears 0 0, which have extending from them arms 0 ,0, theends of which are connected by rods 9 p to the cranks Z Z, as shown inFig. 1 of the drawings. Said connections cause the shafts c cto turn inunison with the tilting of the end sections A A.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. A car-body composedef a stationarycentral section formed of two side plates, a stationary chute attachedat its ends to the bottom portions of said side'plates, and end sectionspivotallysupported to tilt automatically from the chute, in combinationwith transverse shafts pivotally supported in the aforesaid side plates,arms attached to said shafts, means connecting said arms to the innerends of the end sections, means for turning the shafts to lift the endsections into normal position and locking devices forretainingthe endsections in normal position.

2. A car-bod y composed of a stationary central section formed of sideplates, a stationary chute attached at its ends to said side plates, andend sections mounted near the center of their length on transverseshafts to tilt automatically from the chute, in combination- '1 endsections, cranks attached to the supporting-shafts of said end sections,and rods connecting said cranks to the arms of the gears and for thepurpose set forth.

3. A car-body composed of astation ary central section formed of sideplates extending below the body, a stationary chute extending across thecenter of the body and attached to the aforesaid side plates, and endsections mounted near the center of their length, on transverse shaftsand tilting automatically from the chute, in combination with shaftspivoted at their ends in the aforesaid side plates, arms attached tosaid shafts, means connecting said arms to the inner ends of the endsections, intermeshing gears attached to said shaft, means for lockingsaid gears and maintaining the end sections in their normal position,stops secured to the bottom extensions of the stationary side plates tolimit the tilting of the end sections, intermeshing gears pivotallysupported atone side of the central section,arms extending from saidgears toward the adjacent end sections, cranks attached to thesupporting-shafts of the saidend sections, and rods connecting saidcranks to the arms of the gears as setforth and shown.

PETER SCHNEIDER.

